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TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME? FORGET IT
Powerline ^ | 21 May 2021 | John Hinderaker

Posted on 05/21/2021 3:18:46 PM PDT by Rummyfan

I have been a Minnesota Twins fan for a long time and had season tickets for a number of years. But I am not going back to Target Field–one of America’s great stadiums–any time soon. This is what it looks like these days:

Zooming in on the right field corner:

I have no idea why baseball executives think it is appropriate to celebrate an armed robber, drug addict, petty criminal, arrest resister and sometime porn performer, or why they think this is what their fans want to see. But I have no intention of patronizing a business that does something this clueless.

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To: Rummyfan

Any classic liberal (i.e. a modern day conservative) who supports the MLB is supporting an organization who hates them and will use the money you give them to hurt you.


41 posted on 05/21/2021 5:10:36 PM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: Rummyfan

As someone who used to do commercial lawn care, I can say that’s a damn nice job of lawn mowing. The striping is first rate.

Been to Target Field once. It’s about an hour from our house. The Twins beat the Texas Rangers 5-0, all the action was in the last four innings. It was a perfect day for baseball and the atmosphere was festive.

We had a catered luxury box due to girlfriend’s job connections. It was a great experience and Target Field is a great place to see a ball game, but I don’t care that much about baseball to begin with and I have no desire to go back.

All pro sports could disappear tomorrow and I wouldn’t miss it a bit.


42 posted on 05/21/2021 5:30:44 PM PDT by NorthWoody (Half of all people are below average, and half of those are in the bottom 25%.)
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To: Rummyfan

Pro bowling is great to watch on tv. And I was a huge baseball fan.


43 posted on 05/21/2021 5:50:33 PM PDT by freefdny
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To: freefdny

Pro bowling? Too exciting! Give me curling any day!


44 posted on 05/21/2021 5:56:41 PM PDT by Hootowl
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To: OttawaFreeper

Clark Griffith was the owner of the old Washington Senators - the Senators used to play at Griffith Stadium in The District - and he moved the Senators to the Twin Cities in 1961 and they became the Minnesota Twins. He openly stated that one of the reasons for the move was that The District was too black. Now, I’m not saying I agree with that, but it is ironic that the Twins now play in a facility that has an homage to George Floyd on the outside wall.


45 posted on 05/21/2021 6:04:11 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
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To: OttawaFreeper

Metropolitan Stadium, back in the days of Harmon Killebrew and Tony Oliva....


46 posted on 05/21/2021 6:05:36 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
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To: americas.best.days...
Baseball has been ruined, stolen from me. It was the only sport I was interested in. That most American thing of all.

I love baseball. But apparently baseball doesn't love me back.

47 posted on 05/21/2021 6:08:05 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
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To: Rummyfan

There is a garbage incinerator nearby that waffs gaseous poisons over the stadium.


48 posted on 05/21/2021 11:03:59 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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To: Hootowl

There actually has been a lot of curling on lately and we are watching. We love it.


49 posted on 05/26/2021 7:09:48 AM PDT by freefdny
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